Biography of Charles R. Reed, pages 447/448/449/450. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. A career marked by earnest and indefatigable application has been that of his substantial and honored citizen of Waterloo, where he has maintained a residence for many years, during all of which time his life has been an open book, known and read by his fellowmen. He was a valiant soldier of the Civil war, where his fidelity was of the type which has characterized his actions in all their relations and gained for him the confidence and esteem of the public and unbounded respect of all with whom he has been brought into contact. Charles R. Reed, who, after a life of strenuous activity, is now retired and residing in his pleasant home in Waterloo, Indiana, was born in Butler township, DeKalb county, on October 13, 1842, the son of Russell and Marilla (Holbrook) Reed. Russell Reed was born probably in Vermont, and in New York state married Marilla Holbrook, who was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Lyman Holbrook, Lyman Holbrook brought his family to DeKalb county from Jefferson county, New York, whither they had come from Massachusetts, and in 1834 they settled in the southwestern part of Butler township, and here he spent his later life with the exception of five years, when he lived in Iowa. His death occurred in 1864 and his wife survived him many years, her death occurring in 1893, both being buried on the Huntertown cemetery. Charles R. Reed was reared to maturity in Butler township, and in August, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Reed enlisted as a private but was soon promoted to the rank of corporal. On September 20, 1863, he was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga and was confined in the hospital for five months. The day after he was wounded he was captured by the enemy, but ten days later was paroled. In the winter of 1864-5 he was detailed to go to Chattanooga and thence to Charleston, Tennessee, to take charge of a company of men made up from different regiments. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and the battles, skirmishes and marches incident to the campaign leading up to Atlanta, and nearly all the other engagements of his regiment until the close of the war, receiving his honorable discharge on June 7, 1865, at Washington, D. C. A brother of his, Oliver Reed, died in the service at Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1864. Before the war Mr. Reed had received his education in the district schools and had also attended the seminary at Huntertown, and after the war he attended the free school at Fort Wayne, completing here the education which had been interrupted by the war. He engaged in teaching school with considerable success in Allen, Noble and DeKalb counties, and also taught vocal music for twenty years, both in ordinary classes and in normal classes in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, and in the public schools of Waterloo, resigning his position in the latter schools in 1911, Although he was requested by the board to continue his labors there. During the same time that he was teaching school Mr. Reed also supervised the operation of his farm, in which he met with good success. He is now retired from active pursuits and is living quietly in his pleasant and attractive home in Waterloo. In 1868 Mr. Reed was married in Swan township, Noble county, Indiana, to Mary P. Perry, who was born and reared there, a daughter of Oliver and May (Francis) Perry. To this union was born one child, Clyde V., who is telegrapher operator at Waterloo for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, his wife being ticket agent. He married Ella Goodwin, the daughter of Leander Goodwin, and they have one son, Lynn Goodwin Reed. In the year that Mr. Reed moved from Noble county to Waterloo, 1871, his first wife died, she passing away on September 17th, and on March 16, 1876, he married Ella S. Smith, who was born in Franklin township, this county, the daughter of Henry and Mary Jane (Shaneholt) Smith. Her father, who was born in Ohio, was a son of Archibald and Mary (Thompson) Smith. The former a native of Teregles, Scotland, born on December 127, 1788, the latter born in Cumberland county, England, on October 29, 1794. These parents were married in Liverpool, England, on October 11, 1818, and immediately started for America, being ten weeks on the ocean. They lived in New York a short time. Then moved to Stark and Medina counties, Ohio, where they followed farming pursuits until 1841, when they came to DeKalb county, Indiana, locating near Hamilton in Franklin township, where Archibald Smith bought five hundred acres of land. Here his death occurred in 1861 and his wife died in 1876. Their son, Henry, married Mary Jane Shaneholt, in Stark county, Ohio, and came here in 1841. His wife died when their daughter, Ella S., was a child only three months old, and Henry Smith’s sister, Margaret, became the foster mother of the little one and reared her to womanhood. After Ella was grown to maturity and married to Mr. Reed she always thought Aunt Margaret as a child would a mother. Miss Margaret Smith lived with her parents until after their death, and then she and her brother, Archibald, lived in Waterloo for some years. In 1888 she became the wife of Jacob I. Frazer, who died in 1898, and now she resides in Waterloo. She was born near Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, on September 24, 1831, and is now eighty-two years old. Mr. Reed now makes his home with her. Her life has been one of quiet self-sacrifice, performing many kind deeds for others, many of whom remember her with gratitude. Her training, example and instruction so impressed itself on Mrs. Reed that the latter became a devoted wife and mother, rearing her children to honored and respected womanhood. To Mr. and Mrs. Reed were born the following children: Daisy A., the wife of Edmund Brown, of Urbana, Ohio; Mary Blanch is the wife of Frank Spiker, of Massillon, Ohio, and they have one son, Harold R.; Mabel Margaret is the wife of Lawrence Eugene Pontius, a photographer at Columbia City, Indiana. the mother of these children died on January 19, 1894. She was a devoted and faithful member of the Presbyterian church and was beloved by all who knew her. Charles R. Reed has led an active and strenuous life in some respects and has at all times enjoyed the absolute confidence of all who knew him. Aside from the interests already mentioned he was at one time a partner in a flour and feed exchange and also served as United States Express Company’s agent at Waterloo. He was twice elected justice of the peace, serving eight years altogether and the discharge of his duties was characterized by a sense of justice and discrimination that earned the commendation of all familiar with the proceedings of his court. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, in which he is an elder, and also a devoted member of the Grand Army of the Republic, which he served as commander three full terms, filled out another term by appointment and is now commander of the post. His integrity of principle and purity of motive are unquestioned and being a man of splendid disposition he is consequently popular in all the circles in which he moves, and is eminently deserving of representation among the enterprising and progressive citizens of his community. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com